KJV King James Version
And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 23:11
And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
WEB World English Bible
After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
ASV American Standard Version
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And after him is Shammah son of Agee the Hararite, and the Philistines are gathered into a company, and there is there a portion of the field full of lentiles, and the people hath fled from the presence of the Philistines,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
8 These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
9 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, [one] of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines [that] were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11 And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.
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וְאַחֲרָ֛יוH310 · a.charafterשַׁמָּ֥אH8037 · sham.maShammahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childאָגֵ֖אH89 · a.geAgeeהָרָרִ֑יH2043 · ha.ra.riHarariteוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּH622 · a.saphto gatherפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineלַחַיָּ֗הH2416 · chayaliveוַתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beשָׁ֞םH8033 · shamthereחֶלְקַ֤תH2513 · chel.qahportionהַשָּׂדֶה֙H7704 · sa.daySirionמְלֵאָ֣הH4392 · ma.lefullעֲדָשִׁ֔יםH5742 · a.dashlentilוְהָעָ֥םH5971 · ampeopleנָ֖סH5127 · nusto fleeמִפְּנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 11:27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,1 Chronicles 11:13-14He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.2 Samuel 23:33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
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